San Diego

San Diego

San Diego is a Southern California coastal city and the second largest city in California. San Diego lies north of Mexico, sharing a border with Tijuana. San Diego is a popular vacation spot, with many tourist attractions and fine dinning.

Fast Facts

Country: United States
State: California
Mayor: Jerry Sanders
Population: 1,256,951 (2006)
Established: 1769
Time zone: Pacific Standard Time

The Surfing Culture

San Diego has always been a hotspot for surfers and skateboarders. Some of the biggest names in the industry are headquartered here such as Sector 9 Skateboards, TransWorld Media, and Rusty Surfboards. Some of the best surfing spots are found in San Diego like, Swamis, Black's Beach,and Windansea. San Diego is home to it's own chain of surf shops such as Sun Diego. Many well known surfers, skaters, and snowboarders such as pro surfers Taylor Knox and Rob Machado and, pro skateboarder Tony Hawk, all live in San Diego.

San Diego Zoo

San Diego is home to the famous San Diego Zoo, one of Southern California's largest tourist attractions. The San Diego Zoo houses over 3000 animals on 1,800 acres located in the San Pasqual Valley.

Other Attractions

Sports Teams

San Diego Padres: Baseball
San Diego Chargers: Football
O.M.B.A.C. RFC: Rugby union
San Diego Pumitas: Soccer
San Diego WFC SeaLions: Soccer (Women's)
San Diego Wildcats: Basketball

Mahalo Sugestions

Other Mahalo pages are available for San Diego Vacation, San Diego Hotels, San Diego Restaurants, and San Diego Tours.

Categories

Vacation | North American Destinations | Travel

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The Mahalo Top 7

Official Site: City of San Diego
Wikipedia: San Diego
Craigslist: San Diego
Citysearch: San Diego
Higher Education: University of California, San Diego
The San Diego Union-Tribune: SignOnSanDiego.com
Official Site: County of San Diego

San Diego Basics

Traffic: SigAlert - Yahoo! Traffic - Traffic.com - Traffic411
Public Transit: MTS - Amtrak
Weather: Weather Underground - Intellicast - The Weather Channel
Map: Google Maps - Yahoo! Maps - Mapquest
Photos: Google Images - Yahoo! Images - Flickr

San Diego Government

Official Site: San Diego City Hall Index
Official Site: Office of The Mayor
Official Site: San Diego Superior Court
Official Site: County of San Diego

San Diego History

Official Site: History of the City of San Diego
Wikipedia: History of San Diego
San Diego Historical Society
UCSD: San Diego History Online Resources

San Diego Facts And Information

Official Site: Fast Facts
U.S. Census Bureau: San Diego QuickFacts
SignOnSanDiego.com: Book of Facts

San Diego News

Mahalo's Guide to the San Diego Fire
Newspaper: The San Diego Union-Tribune
Newspaper: San Diego Reader
Topix: San Diego News
Google News: San Diego News
TV News: KNSD San Diego

San Diego Radio

Public radio: KPBS - 89.5 FM
Adult Contemporary: KYXY - 96.5 FM
Contemporary Hit Radio: KHTS - 93.3 FM
College Radio: KCR - 98.9 FM
San Diego Radio Broadcasters Association: Radio Station Links

San Diego Sports Teams

- The Mahalo Guide to the San Diego Padres
- The Mahalo Guide to the San Diego Chargers
Baseball: San Diego Padres
Football: San Diego Chargers
Indoor Football: San Diego Shockwave

San Diego Colleges And Universities

San Diego Rentals and Real Estate

Craigslist: San Diego Housing Classifieds
SignOnSanDiego.com: San Diego Homes
SignOnSanDiego.com: San Diego Rentals
Westside Rentals

San Diego Blogs and Communities

Local Elements: San Diego Community Portal

San Diego Blogs and Podcasts

outside.in: San Diego blogs
Real Estate: The San Diego Home Blog
Gadling: San Diego blogs
Gridskipper: San Diego
Utility Consumers' Action Network: San Diago based blog

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